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29 reviews

The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream by Charles Spencer

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Filth by Irvine Welsh

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

A harrowing biography of five women that society failed. The most important book on the Ripper case

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A classic Noir story, with a good few twists to keep you guessing along the way

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

adventurous challenging lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Falling Man by Don DeLillo

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Was going to give this 3.5 stars for a decent amount of the book but the final sections really just stick with you (but also it’s 5:30 am and I might just be delirious)

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5